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provided with ,UNITED STATES VPATENT onirica.

LESLIEv-H. IBURLIN,y 0FV 0AK..P.A 'RK, ILLINOIS;

GUN.

Zh 1.17] `witrmt may concern:

Be it known'that, LnsLreH. BERLIN', a

citizen of theiUnited States, residing at Oak.;

Park; in the county ofCook andiState-'rof Illinois,have invented newV and useful Improvements inf Guns, of :which thev following,

is a full, clear, and exactA description.y

The invention relates to toy` guns-and has for its object the production offa toy of this character having -means whereby the dart. or projectile may-be heldgat 4any1de.v

to insure'itsl-engagementby `said projectile when lsame is insertediintothe barrel loffthe gun. An additional object is to .employ a construction the parts' of which are simple,

eii'ective and 1 durable, .and which will Jnot readilybecome worn :and resultrin a gonsefy quentlreduction iny eiiicienc I will-eXplain the invention withrrel'ation to the accompanying drawings, inwhich'- Figurel'is a central section, partiallyin' elevation. showingthe parts in' the cocked" positionaand `holding the projectilel with reL lation ithereto- 4 Fig; f2 -is a section takenl online 2 2, Fig.y 1.* l j j Fig;y 3 is a ,view of theibut't'end lof 'the gun shownin-` 'Figsrl and 2,1andL I l Fig.l 4`is a section taken on line 4 4, Fig. l. j

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, sameis comprised' of thef barrel .5 andthe grip or handle 6, which are suitably fastened together, or may be constructed of one piece, as fou'nd='de sirable.

The barrel is provided-with the usual bore 7 into which the projectile 8 is inserted and held. Projecting forwardly from thegripV or handle 6 a suitable distance below the barrel is arranged the extension 9 which is a groove 10 thefmouth of which opens toward the barrel.

The lowermost portion of the groove is inclined, as indicated at 11, having the deepest portion thereof arranged nearest the grip or handle 6. A trigger 12 of suitable material, preferably, fiber, is arranged to operate within groove 10, and normally assumes aposition at the forward end or Specificationof Letters Patent. Application mearu'ne ift-1917.1

atented Jan. 14; 1919. seria1N0;-175,32o.1

shoulder; portion of f said v groove,- and.: prof jects intobore thereof.

The.y trigger 12 is herein illustrated as comprisedwof-aV ring, but the same may be of anyoth'er suitable'shape orconstruction', as found convenient or desirable.

thereof is arranged vthe yoke-shaped member :14, ,the portion intermediate the ends thereof extending across the bore 7 andV seat-- ed ,in the notches 16', 16. These notches in- A sureatherproper positioning of said 'member when same is in the position-shown in Fig. 2 softhatzit maybereadily engaged by the end of the dart 8 when it is insertedinto the.

bore of the gun'barrel. The vopposite ends of member 14 are 15 to which is attachedy the eXpansiblemem# ber '18,-,and may be of the usual rubber band, which suflices When a rubber band is used the same will be passed@ through the ring V12; theA Opposite'v will then be passedy over the ends thereof pins .19', 19, arranged upony the. barrel1 .and

T 'of barrel 5: through the slot-'13 providedy in.l the lowermost portiony At the' end of the barrel oppositeV to the muzzle provided with the loops 15,-

for` the purpose intended.

thence to ends 1.5, 15, of'member A14'where the loop.A ends of the rubber band will'be engagedlandheld. Itwillf be noted thatpins 19, 19, are arrangedforwardlyofjslot- 13;

thislcausessaid ring to assume a position at thefforward end of slots '13 'and groove 10.

j Itfwill be understood that when the parts are in the position shown in vFi'g. 2 that said band will be under sufficient tension toy hold member' 14 within the notches 16, 16, and also to bring the ring into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, where same will-be in positionto intercept the dart and be forced byrthesame into the full line'position'.v Asthe -dart ringis' forced along groove 10 exerting a greaterftension upon eXpansible member 18 and causing said ringy to wedge itself between the smallest portion of groove 10 and dart 8. 'This binds the dart between the barrel and the uppermost portion of the ring and prevents its discharge. From this it can readily be seen that as member 14 is moved away from the end of the gun barrel by virtue of the insertion and engagement therewith of the dart that the binding effect of the ring against the dart will be augmented in proportion to the increased expansion of member 18; also that the speed at which the projectile is impelled will vary accordpasses the ring, said.,

ing to the expansion of said member. To discharge the dart this binding edect is released by pulling the ring with the finger toward the deepest-position of groove 10. This increases the distance between the uppermost portion of the ring and the dart, which is thereby released and discharged from the gun at the object at which same is aimed.

From the foregoing it can readily be seen that the elements employed and their arrangement with respect to each other result in simple and edective construction, the parts of which can not readily become worn and useless or become separated and lost from each other, and also result in a toy which is comparatively simple to manufacture, having all of the advantages necessary for an article of this nature. i

While I have herein shown and described one embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that changes and modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim and desire to cover by Iletters Patent:

l. A device of the class described, in combination, a. member constructed to receive a projectile, and a frictional member constructed to hold said projectile within the bore; said frictional member forming a trigger whereby said projectile may be released.

2. A device of the class described, in com bination a member constructed te receive a projectile, means for holding said projectile at various positions within said member, and means operably connected with said first mentioned means whereby said projectile is forced from said member.

3. A device of the class described, in combination, a member constructed to receive a projectile, a member arranged at one side of the first mentioned member, another member arranged between the member-which is constructed to receive the projectile and the second mentioned member whereby said projectile is held within the rst mentioned member, and means whereby said projectile is forced from said first mentioned member.

4. A device of the class described, in combination, a member constructed to receive a projectile, a slot in said member, another Copies of this `patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the jectile is held within the first mentioned member, and means whereby said projectile is forced from said first mentioned member when the member which is arranged in said slot is operated within said slot.

6. A device of the class described, in combination, a member constructed to receive a projectile, a slot in said member, another lmember arranged at one side of the rst mentioned member; said member also having a slot, a trigger arranged within the slot of the second mentioned member and extending through the slot of the first mentioned member to engage the projectile, and means whereby said projectile is released when said trigger is operated along the slot of the second mentioned member.

7. A device of the class described, in combination, a member constructed to receive a projectile, a slot in said member, another member arranged at one side of the first mentioned member, an inclined slot in said second mentioned member, a member projecting through the slot of the rst mentioned member and engaging the projectile and being arranged to be operated along the slots in both of said members; said slot in the second mentioned member permitting the release of the projectile when the member which engages the projectile is operated along the inclined slot of the second men tioned member.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set hand this 25th day of May, 1917.

LESLIE H. BURLIN.

Witnesses:

W. L. BURLIN, O. M. VERMIGH.

Commissioner o1 Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

